Sat. 6/13: Island Sibling Rivalry

[Jim Goulart]

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[homer]

Regarding Fischer....his K% is still north of 30%. Obviously, slugging 600+ and walking a lot mitigates that if it continues, but wondering if there is a current MLB player comp who K'd a ton in the minors with prodigious power who ended up a successful major leaguer? I looked at Schwarber, but he really didn't K too much in his limited time in the minors.

Brent Rooker is pretty close. He had K% of 29 in A+ ball and 34, 30 in two AAA seasons respectively.

James Wood is another one. He had K% of 33.7% in AA

@sveumrules looking in your direction.

[CheeseheadInQC]

Looking at Fangraphs, among guys with 30% high A K rates the last 15 years, Elly  De La Cruz is the gold standard. Then you get to your inconsistent year to year types (Tyler O’Neill, Lawrence Butler). A lot managed to make the big leagues, but not a ton of sustained success.

[snoogans8056]

The DSL Blue team is an absolute juggernaut, even with Gold having most of the big 2026 names (and being no slouches themselves).

This is going to be a fun class to follow.